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minimuses

minimuses is the plural of minimus.

Meaning of minimus

Noun

minimus (plural minimi or minimuses)

  1. (obsolete) A being of the smallest size.
    • Get you gone, you dwarf;
      You minimus, of hindering knot-grass made;
      You bead, you acorn.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
  2. (dated) The youngest pupil in a school having a particular surname.
    • Jones Minimus wants to join the rowing team.
  3. The little finger or the little toe

Questions about minimuses

What is minimuses the plural of?
Minimuses is the plural of minimus.

Words near minimuses in the dictionary

  1. minimum-wager
  2. minimum-wagers
  3. minimums
  4. minimumweight
  5. minimus
  6. minimuses
  7. minimuseum
  8. minimuseums
  9. minimusical
  10. minimusicals
  11. minimycin

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